Cyneberht

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and beorht "bright".

Related Names

Rootscyne + beorht
Other Languages & CulturesKunibert(German) Kunibert(Germanic)

Categories

leadership, light, royalty

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 153.
Entry added April 23, 2024